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title: "Comment by Richard Shepherd on \"Become a Better Developer with Self-Care\" | Hashnode"
description: "Lovely forest. The eye-fatigue point is very interesting. I wonder if there are long term eye-sight problems caused by screen use? My parents always used to say"
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Comment [Become a Better Developer with Self-Care](https://hashnode.com/posts/become-a-better-developer-with-self-care/5ed510e6e6da1cf54d5e149e)

[Richard Shepherd](https://hashnode.com/@richarddid)

[Jun 2, 2020](https://hashnode.com/posts/become-a-better-developer-with-self-care/5ed510e6e6da1cf54d5e149e/comment/5ed66f8c6f01b6ea4e953533)

Lovely forest. The eye-fatigue point is very interesting. I wonder if there are long term eye-sight problems caused by screen use? My parents always used to say you'd get square eyes from watching an hour of TV. Feel like that ship sailed long ago! Congrats on your followers too.

[Victoria Lo](https://hashnode.com/@victoria)

[Jun 2, 2020](https://hashnode.com/posts/become-a-better-developer-with-self-care/5ed510e6e6da1cf54d5e149e/comment/5ed66f8c6f01b6ea4e953533#reply-5ed6835be6da1cf54d5e23ce)

Thank you for the kind words! And I found this article from Harvard Health that explains the long-term risk. Bottom line, blue light from electronic devices poses negligible risks to our eyes so that's great news for us who stare at computer screens all day! ([health.harvard.edu/blog/will-blue-light-from-elec…](https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/will-blue-light-from-electronic-devices-increase-my-risk-of-macular-degeneration-and-blindness-2019040816365))

[Richard Shepherd](https://hashnode.com/@richarddid)

[Jun 3, 2020](https://hashnode.com/posts/become-a-better-developer-with-self-care/5ed510e6e6da1cf54d5e149e/comment/5ed66f8c6f01b6ea4e953533#reply-5ed76ac16f01b6ea4e953b93)

[Victoria Lo](https://hashnode.com/@victoria) Thank goodness for that! :-) Still, regular breaks are encouraged.

Thanks for digging out that article. I think the real danger is sitting for too long and inactivity generally on blood flow and the body's ability to deal with sugar. Another interesting angle that probably needs some quality research.